Catching up..... November

In November, we had fun playing in leaves, watching Kelvin crawls super-fast and stand more, having my sister come and stay with us, and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

 One of our favorite games to play.... one person hides under the laundry basket (notice Preston under there) and then they proceed to poke each other. Usually Kelvin is under and both boys shriek in delight when they play.

 Fun in the leaves

 Preston and my sister Mandy

 Kelvin thought climbing was fun, even though he could not walk yet!

Catching Up..... October

Since I neglected the blog for the past five month, I figured I would go back and at lease give a little summary of each month. These pictures are from October and it was a great month. At the beginning of the month, we went on our last camping trip of 2012 at Harris Park, which was a blast. The boys loved being outside and playing in the grassy fields. It was a little chilly, but tons of fun. We also went on our annual beach trip with Carl's family. We had a fabulous time in Waldport with everyone! And of course, we had a fun Halloween. Even today, Preston was telling us that Valentine's Day is almost here and then after that, we will get to have Halloween again! 

 Riding around at Harris Park

 Pumpkin hunting

 Costumes

 My boys

 At Waldport

Camping

Soccer

Preston is doing a soccer class once a week at the YMCA and he loves it! He also loves his shin guards!

Kelvin can stand

Kelvin now can stand all by himself. He stands and waits for us to clap for him. He also stood up in the middle of the kitchen (without holding on to anything) for the first time on Tuesday. We love this little guy!

New minivan

The other weekend, we bought a new Chrysler Town and Country Touring-L minivan. We bought it from Dave Smith Autos in Kellogg, ID and we would highly recommend buying from them!! We also bought our truck from them in 2008 and they make buying such a great process. Anyway, after driving up to Kellogg, we stayed the night and went to an indoor water park, which was fun. After we sold my car more than a month ago, it is nice to have another car again! And I love my new minivan! It is so nice to have the extra seats and I love the automatic doors. Preston can get in, close the doors himself and buckle up..... My life just got a little easier! We also do not have to worry other cars parking so close that it is hard to get the kids in and out! Preston also loves the DVD player! Now we just need a few more kiddos to fill it up :)

 Preston wanted to ride in the very back, so I flipped the seat into the floor.... such a nice feature!

Preston is off to preschool

Yesterday, I took Preston to his very first day of preschool. He was so excited to go and as soon as he woke up, he asked, "Is it Tuesday?" He is getting so big!

Kelvin's 1st birthday!

On August 4, Kelvin turned one!!! I can barely believe that he is a year old now. He is starting to play with Preston more and more. He can crawl very quickly and we love watching him go. If Preston lays on the ground, Kelvin crawls right over and climbs on top of him. He also love to snuggle Preston. He will lean in and start sucking his thumb, while he grabs Preston's shirt or shorts. Sometimes Preston will "baby talk" to Kelvin and when Preston starts making babbling noises, Kelvin will perk up, no matter where he is or what his is doing and looks around like he understands that Preston is calling him. Kelvin usually starts jabbering back and crawling to wherever Preston is located. Kelvin likes to reach his arms up in the air, while on his knees and say "up" although it sounds more like "uuhh." He also looks at Dallas and says "daw" and just yesterday, when we were reading a Clifford book, on each page, he pointed to Clifford and said "daw." He also says "Mama" and "Dada." Kelvin can be opinionated and if cannot do something that he would like to do, he throws himself back and yells. He has started making kissing noises and loves to give kisses (especially to his brother). Some of the other things that Kelvin loves are baths (he will lay on his tummy and dip his face in), swimming in the pool, crawling up the stairs, eating sweets (although he will eat any foods), playing peekaboo, listening to Preston and me sing, and reading books. Whenever he reads a book that has flaps that open, he will open it and say "aha." He is such a smiley baby and laughs all the time. There are so many things to love about Kelvin, but one of the things I enjoy the most is that he loves to cuddle and he will hold onto me like a koala bear. Here are some of the pictures of his birthday...

 24 pounds 4 ounces and 30 inches long

 Birthday cake

 Kelvin's birthday cake

 Sitting with the big kids

 Kelvin and cousin Taylor opening gifts

 New John Deere ATV

 Cousin hugs

 Kelvin and Uncle Lucas

 Thanks for the great pics Aunt Leslie!!

 A little overwhelming at first

 But it tastes good!

 Preston loved the frosting too!

 Kelvin and Preston were so different.... Kelvin got right into the frosting and Preston would not even touch it on his first birthday!